The Bunch of Keys
Balancing order and spontaneity in and out of Irish Music
The Power of the Local Pub
How Brian O’Donovan set Boston’s stage for connection and community
Betting on the Punters
How listeners lift and sustain Irish music
Leaning in and Branching Out
How people, plants, and pests pull together
Fruitful Fells Part Two
Preserving tunes and trees
Sailing Down Fulton Street
Back to Original Tune Database Jig, D Major (Click image for full tune) Download Flute & Guitar Audio Download SOLO FLUTE Audio We live at the top of a hill. When we leave our house, we sail easily down into town. Coming home can be a little less carefree. On a particularly grueling commute home […]
Astor’s Box
Back to Original Tune Database Jig, A Mixolydian (Click image for full tune) Download Flute & Guitar Audio Download SOLO FLUTE Audio Our little black Astor loved popcorn, tomatoes, and the button accordion. If a box player came over for tunes, Astor would sit at the musician’s feet and purr. (Also, he had a nasal disease […]
Phoebe Liam and Ricky
Back to Original Tune Database Slide, D Major (Click image for full tune) Download Flute & Guitar Audio Download SOLO FLUTE Audio I wrote this tune when my friend Alaina mentioned the names of her cats. Um, so funny, these names for cats. She told me that Little Ricky was the senior of the bunch. […]
Brown Weasel
Back to Original Tune Database Reel, D Major (Click image for full tune) Download Flute & Guitar Audio Download SOLO FLUTE Audio My friend Rachel lives in a lovely woodsy area in New Hampshire. While we were on a Zoom call working on a tricky musical phrase, a brown weasel darted outside, just […]
Frame the Cat
Back to Original Tune Database Jig, G Major (Click image for full tune) Download Flute & Guitar Audio Download SOLO FLUTE Audio I wrote this as a companion to Knit the Collar, in recognition of our friend Janet and the amazing craft projects she completed at Irish music sessions and concerts. This one was […]
